Truth in the Crossfire: The Case of Ethiopia and Fact-Checking in Authoritarian Contexts

Fact-checking in Ethiopia is doubly challenged. First, because Ethiopia is ruled by an authoritarian government, which restricts the information environment, and second, because the conflict in northern Ethiopia that erupted in November 2020 has made disinformation more rampant, and its implications...

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Published in:	Media and Communication
Main Author:	Leeam Azoulay
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	Cogitatio 2024-11-01
Subjects:	disinformation ethiopia fact-checking international development journalistic practice
Online Access:	https://www.cogitatiopress.com/mediaandcommunication/article/view/8785

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